Naturenorthwest, Donegal Videos
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A white tailed bumblebee enjoying the California lilac in the garden yesterday. You can see the pollen baskets full of food for the next generation of bees on her legs. #pollinators
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A white tailed bumblebee enjoying the California lilac in the garden yesterday. You can see the pollen baskets full of food for the next generation of bees on her legs. #pollinators
Female and male Bullfinches (male with the orange front on right) enjoying some forget-me-not seeds. Shows the importance of leaving seed-heads on some flowers when you can. These birds are pretty elusive, nice to see the pair together.
Grey wagtail preening
At the end of a lovely Dawn Chorus walk this morning in Ramelton, we found this grey wagtail, sorting out its feathers before a busy day fishing.
Dawn Chorus, May 18th at 4.30AM, Ramelton. Join us as we arrive before the birds awake and identify them as they respond to the breaking dawn. We will stroll alongside the river Lennon as it flows into Lough Swilly. Booking essential, link below. This event is made possible thanks to the biodiversity officer, Donegal County Council Irish Environmental Network National Biodiversity Week 2024 @noticenatureireland The Heritage Council What's on Donegal Fanad Lighthouse Ramelton Tidy Towns Ramelton Community Centre #biodiversityweek2024 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/885178230917?aff=oddtdtcreator
Brent geese in Donegal
Brent geese are still here but not for much longer. These amazing birds that spent the winter with us in Donegal will migrate deep into the arctic circle in Canada, far from any people.
Whooper swans over Ramelton. Some of the heaviest flying birds in the world. They will soon be heading to Iceland for the summer, getting too hot for them here 😅
The very tough and very beautiful sanderling. These tiny birds stay on our shores until spring, when they return to as far as Siberia to breed. This is their real speed, very fast feeders! On a beach near you right now.
Grey Squirrels have been spreading in this part of Nth #Donegal for a number of years. Finally found our bird feeders!
#Donegal #greysquirrels #invasivespecies
Otter at Rathmullan
Check out this very healthy looking otter on Rathmullan beach this evening. Spotted and filmed by David Mc Gloin Plenty of food and shelter along the shores of Lough Swilly. Great sign of a healthy lough and gives you pause for thought - so much activity happening out there under cover of darkness!
New year kingfisher
Kingfisher fishing at the quay in #ramelton #donegal today, wasn’t even slightly phased by the much bigger hooded crow. Happy new year! #nature #birdwatching #naturenorthwest
Wonderful to see so many Whooper swans return from Iceland over the last few days. Some of the heaviest flying birds in the world. They stay in Donegal to feed for the next while before spreading out by December. You can see loads of feathers floating, a common sight when they just arrive. They great each other vigorously with lots of sound and wing flapping, this along with the trials of migration possibly explain so many feathers. A wonderful sight and sound, check out Inch Wildfowl Reserve to see (and hear) them for yourself! What's on Donegal Visit Donegal